This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Homeless residents of some of California’s biggest cities increasingly are facing criminal penalties for the actions ...

Nonprofits serving the homeless work with San Francisco's poorest people, yet some of their executives are earning salaries ...

Santa Clara County’s homeless population spiked by 8.2% within the past two years, according to a newly-released 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) count of unhoused residents. The 2025 ...

Protesters unfurled banners in the San Francisco City Hall rotunda reading "Stop cuts" that were quickly taken down by ...

Gentrification is fueling a sharp rise in homelessness among BIPOC communities where residents are being displaced in the name of progress.

Mayor Daniel Lurie, who took office in January, has focused on reducing crime, open drug use, and street encampments in the ...

A man stands next to tents on a sidewalk in San Francisco on April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) (CN) — San Francisco failed to avoid a trial over claims that it violated the constitutional ...

Santa Clara County’s homeless population has hit a record number despite local efforts that moved more than 8,000 people into ...

Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has been suspended as patron of Plymouth's main homelessness charity after she made dismissive ...

Many don't realize that after drug/alcohol treatment, San Francisco does not have a permanent place for people to go if they ...

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The San Jose City Council unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to add five more motels for temporary housing for people ...